The Green Futures of Tycho
First edition
AuthorWilliam Sleator
Cover artistJames Nazz
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
GenreYoung adult, Science fiction novel
Published1981 (E. P. Dutton)
Media typePrint (Hardback & Paperback)
Pages133
ISBN0-525-31007-X

The Green Futures of Tycho is a 1981 science fiction novel for young audiences by William Sleator. The book explores time travel and the consequences of Tycho's choices.[1]

Plot summary

The main character is Tycho Tithonus, an 11-year-old boy.[1] Each child in his family is named after a famous artist or scientist and their parents expect them to live up to their names. Tycho himself is named after Sleator's younger brother,[2] who in turn, was named after Tycho Brahe, the Danish astronomer. Tycho Tithonus finds a silver egg time machine that gives him the ability to travel into the past and the future. He uses this ability to bother his siblings.[3] When Tycho visits the terrible future his actions will lead to, he risks his life to save his family by destroying the egg.[3]

Further Information

The Green Futures of Tycho was one source of inspiration for the Interactive Fiction work Shrapnel by Adam Cadre.

References

  1. 1 2 "Critically Speaking: Literature for Children". The Reading Teacher. 35 (6): 752. March 1982. JSTOR 20198082 โ€“ via JSTOR.
  2. โ†‘ Fox, Margalit (August 7, 2011). "William Sleator, 66, Fantasy Writer for Young Adults". New York Times. p. 18. ProQuest 1620493983. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
  3. 1 2 Daggett, Margaret L. (March 1987). "Recommended: William Sleator". The English Journal. 76 (3): 94. doi:10.2307/818558. JSTOR 818558 โ€“ via JSTOR.


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